Currently, with limited exceptions, an elector must be registered in order to vote in an election in this state. In order to register, an elector must provide certain information on a registration form and affirm the correctness of the information with his or her signature. If an elector is unable, due to physical disability, to sign his or her registration form, the elector may have another person sign on his or her behalf. An elector who has not previously registered may register at the polling place serving his or her residence on election day. Currently, when appearing to vote, an elector must provide his or her name and address to the election officials and in some cases must also provide proof of residence. Currently, an absentee elector may vote by mail or at the office of the municipal clerk of the municipality where he or she resides. The names of registered electors are checked against a poll list consisting of the names of registered electors and the names of other electors are entered on a separate list.

Signature requirement for electors voting in person

This substitute amendment provides, with limited exceptions, that an elector must also enter his or her signature on the poll list or other separate list when voting in person at an election. Under the substitute amendment, the election officials or, if an elector votes at the office of the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners, the municipal clerk or a deputy, must require each elector to enter his or her signature on the poll list or other separate list before being permitted to vote. If an elector registers at a polling place on election day, the officials must require the elector to enter the elector's signature on a separate list. The substitute amendment also provides that if an elector, due to physical disability, authorized another elector to sign his or her registration form on his or her behalf, the elector is exempt from the signature requirement. In addition, if an elector signed his or her registration form but claims to be unable, due to physical disability, to enter his or her signature on the poll list or other separate list when voting at a particular election, the substitute amendment permits the election officials or the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners or a deputy to waive the signature requirement if they find that, due to physical disability, the elector is unable to enter his or her signature.

Durational residency requirement for voting

Under current law, with certain limited exceptions, an individual must be a resident of this state and of the municipality and ward, if any, where the elector is voting for ten days before an election to be eligible to vote in the election. This substitute amendment increases this durational residency requirement to 28 days. Under the substitute amendment, if an elector who does not meet this residency requirement formerly resided at another location in this state within the 27-day period preceding an election, the elector may vote at that location if the elector is otherwise qualified to vote at that location.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SB6-SSA1, s. 11Section
1. 5.02 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:

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5.02 (6m) "Identification" means any of the following documents issued to an 3individual:

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(a) One of the following documents that is unexpired or if expired has expired 5after the date of the most recent general election:

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(e) An identification card issued by a federally recognized Indian tribe in this 15state.

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2. 5.02 (16c) of the statutes is created to read:

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5.02 (16c) "Proof of identification" means identification that contains the name 18of the individual to whom the document was issued, which name conforms to the 19individual's voter registration form, if the individual is required to register to vote, 20and that contains a photograph of the individual, except as authorized in s. 343.14 21(3m) or 343.50 (4g).

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5.35 (6) (a) 4a. Instructions prescribed by the board for electors for whom proof 3of identification is required under s. 6.79 (2) or for whom proof of residence under s. 46.34 is required under s. 6.55 (2).

SB6-SSA1, s. 55Section
5. 6.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

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6.02 (1) Every U.S. citizen age 18 or older who has resided in an election district 7or ward for 1028 days before any election where the citizen offers to vote is an eligible 8elector.

SB6-SSA1, s. 69Section
6. 6.02 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

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6.02 (2) Any U.S. citizen age 18 or older who moves within this state later than 111028 days before an election shall vote at his or her previous ward or election district 12if the person is otherwise qualified. If the elector can comply with the 10-day28-day13residence requirement at the new address and is otherwise qualified, he or she may 14vote in the new ward or election district.

SB6-SSA1, s. 715Section
7. 6.10 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

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6.10 (3) When an elector moves from one ward to another orhis or her residence17from one ward or municipality to another ward or municipality within the state after 18the last registration day but at least 1028 days before the election, the elector may 19vote in and be considered a resident of the new ward or municipality where residing 20upon transferring registration under s. 6.40 (1) or upon registering at the proper 21polling place or other registration location in the new ward or municipality under s. 226.55 (2) or 6.86 (3) (a) 2. If the elector moves within 10his or her residence later than 2328 days ofbefore an election, the elector shall vote in the elector's oldformer ward 24or municipality if otherwise qualified to vote there.

SB6-SSA1, s. 825Section
8. 6.10 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB6-SSA1,9,1116.10 (4) The residence of an unmarried person sleeping in one ward and 2boarding in another is the place where the person sleeps. The residence of an 3unmarried person in a transient vocation, a teacher or a student who boards at 4different places for part of the week, month, or year, if one of the places is the 5residence of the person's parents, is the place of the parents' residence unless through 6registration or similar act the person elects to establish a residence elsewhere. If the 7person has no parents and if the person has not registered elsewhere, the person's 8residence shall be at the place whichthat the person considered his or her residence 9in preference to any other for at least 1028 days before an election. If this place is 10within the municipality, the person is entitled to all the privileges and subject to all 11the duties of other citizens having their residence there, including voting.

SB6-SSA1, s. 912Section
9. 6.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

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6.15 (1)Qualifications. Any person who was or who is a qualifiedan eligible14elector under ss. 6.02 and 6.03, except that he or she has been a resident of this state 15for less than 1028 days prior to the date of the presidential election, is entitled to vote 16for the president and vice president but for no other offices. The fact that the person 17was not registered to vote in the state from which he or she moved does not prevent 18voting in this state if the elector is otherwise qualified.

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6.15 (2) (a) The elector's request for the application form may be made in person 21to the municipal clerk of the municipality where the person resides. Application may 22be made not sooner than 927 days nor later than 5 p.m. on the day before the election, 23or may be made at the proper polling place in the ward or election district in which 24the elector resides. If an elector makes application before election day, the 25application form shall be returned to the municipal clerk after the affidavit has been 1signed in the presence of the clerk or any officer authorized by law to administer 2oaths. The affidavit shall be in substantially the following form:

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I, ...., do solemnly swear that I am a citizen of the United States; that prior to 6establishing Wisconsin residence, my legal residence was in the .... (town) (village) 7(city) of ...., state of ...., residing at .... (street address); that on the day of the next 8presidential election, I shall be at least 18 years of age and that I have been a legal 9resident of the state of Wisconsin since ...., .... (year), residing at .... (street address), 10in the [.... ward of the .... aldermanic district of] the (town) (village) (city) of ...., county 11of ....; that I have resided in the state less than 10
28 days, that I am qualified to vote 12for president and vice president at the election to be held November ...., .... (year), 13that I am not voting at any other place in this election and that I hereby make 14application for an official presidential ballot, in accordance with section 6.15 of the 15Wisconsin statutes.

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11
. 6.15 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

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6.15 (2) (bm) Except as authorized in s. 6.79 (7), when making application in 23person at the office of the municipal clerk, each applicant shall present proof of 24identification. If any document presented by the applicant is not proof of residence 25under s. 6.34, the applicant shall also present proof of residence under s. 6.34. The 1clerk shall verify that the name on the proof of presented by the elector conforms to 2the name on the elector's application and shall verify that any photograph appearing 3on that document reasonably resembles the elector.

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6.15 (2) (d) 1r. Upon proper completion of the application and cancellation card, 6the municipal clerk shall require the elector to provide proof of residence under s. 76.34. If the elector cannot provide proof of residence, the elector may have his or her 8residence corroborated in a statement that is signed by another elector of the 9municipality and that contains the current street address of the corroborating 10elector. If the residence is corroborated by another elector, that elector shall then 11provide proof of residence under s. 6.34permit the elector to cast his or her ballot for 12president and vice president. The elector shall then mark the ballot in the clerk's 13presence in a manner that will not disclose his or her vote. The elector shall then fold 14the ballot so as to conceal his or her vote. The clerk or elector shall then place the 15ballot in an envelope furnished by the clerk.

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6.15 (3)Procedure at polling place. An eligible elector may appear at the 18polling place for the ward or election district where he or she resides and make 19application for a ballot under sub. (2). Except as otherwise provided in this 20subsection, an elector who casts a ballot under this subsection shall follow the same 21procedure required for casting a ballot at the municipal clerk's office under sub. (2). 22The inspectors shall perform the duties of the municipal clerk, except that the 23inspectors shall return the cancellation card under sub. (2) (b) to the municipal clerk 24and the clerk shall forward the card as provided in sub. (2) (c) if required. Upon 25proper completion of the application and cancellation card and submittal of proof of 1residence under s. 6.34 or providing corroboration of residenceverification of the 2proof of identification and proof of residence, whenever required, as provided in sub. 3(2) (bm), the inspectors shall permit the elector to cast his or her ballot for president 4and vice president. The elector shall mark the ballot and, unless the ballot is utilized 5with an electronic voting system, the elector shall fold the ballot, and deposit the 6ballot into the ballot box or give it to the inspector. The inspector shall deposit it 7directly into the ballot box. Voting machines or ballots utilized with electronic voting 8systems may only be used by electors voting under this section if they permit voting 9for president and vice president only.

SB6-SSA1,13,2116.18Former residents. If ineligible to qualify as an elector in the state to 12which the elector has moved, any former qualified Wisconsin elector may vote an 13absentee ballot in the ward of the elector's prior residence in any presidential election 14occurring within 24 months after leaving Wisconsin by requesting an application 15form and returning it, properly executed, to the municipal clerk of the elector's prior 16Wisconsin residence. When requesting an application form for an absentee ballot, 17the applicant shall specify the applicant's eligibility for only the presidential ballot. 18Unless application is made under s. 6.86 (1) (ac), or the applicant is exempted from 19providing proof of identification under s. 6.87 (4) (b) 2. or 3., or the applicant is a 20military or overseas elector, the elector shall enclose a copy of his or her proof of 21identification or any authorized substitute document with his or her application. 22The municipal clerk shall verify that the name on the proof of identification conforms 23to the name on the application. The clerk shall not issue a ballot to an elector who 24is required to enclose a copy of proof of identification or an authorized substitute 25document with his or her application unless the copy is enclosed and the proof is 1verified by the clerk. The application form shall require the following information 2and be in substantially the following form:

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This form shall be returned to the municipal clerk's office. Application must be 4received in sufficient time for ballots to be mailed and returned prior to any 5presidential election at which applicant wishes to vote. Complete all statements in 6full.

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I, .... hereby swear or affirm that I am a citizen of the United States, formerly 12residing at .... in the .... ward .... aldermanic district (city, town, village) of ...., County 13of .... for 1028 days prior to leaving the State of Wisconsin. I, .... do solemnly swear 14or affirm that I do not qualify to register or vote under the laws of the State of ....(State 15you now reside in) where I am presently residing. A citizen must be a resident of: 16State ....(Insert time) County ....(Insert time) City, Town or Village ....(Insert time), 17in order to be eligible to register or vote therein. I further swear or affirm that my 18legal residence was established in the State of ....(the State where you now reside) 19on .... Month .... Day .... Year.

SB6-SSA1,14,106Penalties for Violations. Whoever swears falsely to any absent elector affidavit 7under this section may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than 86 months or both. Whoever intentionally votes more than once in an election may 9be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 3 years and 6 months 10or both.

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6.22 (7)Extension of privilege. This section applies to all military electors for 151028 days after the date of discharge from a uniformed service or termination of 16services or employment of individuals specified in sub. (1) (b) 1. to 4.

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6.29 (1) No names may be added to a registration list for any election after the 19close of registration, except as authorized under this section or s. 6.55 (2) or 6.86 (3) 20(a) 2. Any person whose name is not on the registration list but who is otherwise a 21qualified elector is entitled to vote at the election upon compliance with this section, 22if the person complies with all other requirements for voting at the polling place.

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6.29 (2) (a) Any qualified elector of a municipality who has not previously filed 25a registration form or whose name does not appear on the registration list of the 1municipality may register after the close of registration but not later than 5 p.m. or 2the close of business, whichever is later, on the day before an election at the office of 3the municipal clerk and at the office of the clerk's agent if the clerk delegates 4responsibility for electronic maintenance of the registration list to an agent under 5s. 6.33 (5) (b). The elector shall complete, in the manner provided under s. 6.33 (2), 6a registration form containing all information required under s. 6.33 (1). The 7registration form shall also contain the following certification: "I, ...., hereby certify 8that, to the best of my knowledge, I am a qualified elector, having resided at ... for 9at least 1028 days immediately preceding this election, and I have not voted at this 10election". The elector shall also provide proof of residence under s. 6.34. 11Alternatively, if the elector is unable to provide proof of residence under s. 6.34, the 12information contained in the registration form shall be corroborated in a statement 13that is signed by any other elector of the municipality and that contains the current 14street address of the corroborating elector. The corroborating elector shall then 15provide proof of residence under s. 6.34. If the elector is registering after the close 16of registration for the general election and the elector presents a validan unexpired17driver's license issued by another state, the municipal clerk or agent shall record on 18a separate list the name and address of the elector, the name of the state, and the 19license number and expiration date of the license.

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6.33 (1) The board shall prescribe the format, size, and shape of registration 22forms. All forms shall be printed on cards and each item of information shall be of 23uniform font size, as prescribed by the board. The municipal clerk shall supply 24sufficient forms to meet voter registration needs. The forms shall be designed to 25obtain from each applicant information as to name; date; residence location; 1citizenship; date of birth; age; the number of a current and valid operator's license 2issued to the elector under ch. 343 or the last 4 digits of the elector's social security 3account number; whether the applicant has resided within the ward or election 4district for at least 1028 days; whether the applicant has been convicted of a felony 5for which he or she has not been pardoned, and if so, whether the applicant is 6incarcerated, or on parole, probation, or extended supervision; whether the applicant 7is disqualified on any other ground from voting; and whether the applicant is 8currently registered to vote at any other location. The form shall include a space for 9the applicant's signature and the signature of any corroborating elector. The form 10shall include a space to enter the name of any special registration deputy under s. 116.26 or 6.55 (6) or inspector, municipal clerk, or deputy clerk under s. 6.55 (2) who 12obtains the form and a space for the deputy, inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk to sign 13his or her name, affirming that the deputy, inspector, clerk, or deputy clerk has 14accepted the form. The form shall include a space for entry of the ward and 15aldermanic district, if any, where the elector resides and any other information 16required to determine the offices and referenda for which the elector is certified to 17vote. The form shall also include a space where the clerk may record an indication 18of whether the form is received by mail, a space where the clerk may record an 19indication of the type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of 20residence under s. 6.34, whenever required, and a space where the clerk, for any 21applicant who possesses a valid voting identification card issued to the person under 22s. 6.47 (3), may record the identification serial number appearing on the voting 23identification card. Each county clerk shall obtain sufficient registration forms for 24completion by an elector who desires to register to vote at the office of the county clerk 25under s. 6.28 (4).

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6.33 (2) (b) Except as provided in s. 6.86 (3) (a) 2., the registration form shall 3be signed by the registering elector and any corroborating elector under s. 6.29 (2) 4(a) or 6.55 (2) before the clerk, issuing officer or registration deputy. The form shall 5contain a certification by the registering elector that all statements are true and 6correct.

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6.34 (2)Except as authorized in ss. 6.29 (2) (a) and 6.86 (3) (a) 2., uponUpon9completion of a registration form prescribed under s. 6.33, each eligible elector who 10is required to register under s. 6.27, who is not a military elector or an overseas 11elector, and who registers after the close of registration under s. 6.29 or 6.86 (3) (a) 122., shall provide an identifying document that establishes proof of residence under 13sub. (3). Each eligible elector who is required to register under s. 6.27, who is not a 14military elector or an overseas elector, who registers by mail, and who has not voted 15in an election in this state shall, if voting in person, provide an identifying document 16that establishes proof of residence under sub. (3) or, if voting by absentee ballot, 17provide a copy of an identifying document that establishes proof of residence under 18sub. (3). If the elector registered by mail, the identifying document may not be a 19residential lease.

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6.36 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), each registration list prepared for use 22as a poll list at a polling place or for purposes of canvassing absentee ballots at an 23election shall contain the full name and address of each registered elector; a blank 24column for the entry of the serial number of the electors when they vote or the poll 25list number used by the municipal board of absentee ballot canvassers in canvassing 1absentee ballots; an indication next to the name of each elector for whom proof of 2residence under s. 6.34 is required; a space for entry of the elector's signature, or if 3another person signed the elector's registration form for the elector by reason of the 4elector's physical disability, the word "exempt"; and a form of certificate bearing the 5certification of the administrator of the elections division of the board stating that 6the list is a true and complete registration list of the municipality or the ward or 7wards for which the list is prepared.

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6.36 (5) After each general election, the board shall contact the chief election 10official of each state from which an elector who voted in that election presented a 11validan unexpired driver's license under s. 6.29 (2) (a), 6.55 (2) (b) or (c) 1., or 6.86 12(3) (a) 2. for so long as the license remains valid
unexpired. The board shall inquire 13whether the holder of the driver's license voted in that election in that state.